The Accidental Discovery of LSD: The Story of Bicycle Day

Bicycle day’s just around the corner, but it’s not what you think. This isn’t a holiday honoring your favorite two wheeled, environmentally friend vehicle – it’s about the day chemist Albert Hoffman first discovered the psychedelic effects of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, or LSD-25. Today we’re talking the chemical history of LSD, so get ready to turn on, tune in, but don’t drop out… you might just learn something.

Jan, 2017: study in Cell investigates the crystal structure of LSD and its biochemical effect on the brain.http://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(16)31749-4?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867416317494%3Fshowall%3Dtrue